Apparatus for continuously weighing strip material



J. E. CADY 1,871,039

APPARATUS FOR GONTINUOUSLY WEIGHING STRIP MATERIAL Aug. 9, 1932.

Filed May 2, 1950 INVENTOR. n E Ca.

ATTCYRNEY Patented Aug. 9, 1932 UNITED STATES JOHN E. CADY,

. lemma PATENT OFFEQE OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO G 80.1 TIRE COMPANY, OF

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OFINDIANA APPARATUS FOR CO NTINUOUSLY WEIGI-III\TG STRIP MATERIAL Application filed May 2, .1930. Serial No. 449,345.

My invention relates to apparatus for continuously weighing strip material, and

more particularly to apparatus for continuously determining the lineal weight of such material.

I or many purposes it is desired to contin- 1y onto a conveyor wherein a scale is situated.

By direct reading of the scale the operator isadvised or the weight of the material as it moves along the conveyor and he is. able to adjust the calendar or dies to obtain the correct weight of stock per unit of length.

Heretofore such weighing apparatus has comprised a conveyor on which the strip material is moved, while the conveyor and the strip material have moved across an arm or weighing pan of the scale. The reading recorded by the scale was a composite reading indicating the total weights of both the conveyor and the strip material bearing on the scale. As both the weights of the conveyor and strip material vary, the scale reading would not necessarily give a true indication of the weight of the strip material. In order to determine the weightof the strip material, the supposed weight of the conveyor,

per unit of length, had to be deducted from the total scale reading either by mentally subtracting from the scale reading or by loading the scale to compensate for the supposed weight of the conveyor. Such readings were subject to inaccuracy with the resulting non-uniformity in the strip material passing over the scale.

I provide an apparatus for continuously weighing a strip of moving material in whichthe conveyor is by-passed around the scale while the strip material passes directlyover and bears upon the scale. by-passed portion of the conveyor is such that the strip material spans a distance suffi- The length of the cient so that the scale substantially wholly supports the strip material bearing thereon at any time. The scale arm is preferably slightly raised above the plane of the adja cent conveyor sections or runways so that the portion of the strip material being Weighed is not depending from the adj acent conveyor runways. To eliminate friction load on the scale, the scale arm terminates in a plurality of rollers which engage and support the strip material.

The single figure of the accompanying drawing is a perspective view of a weighing device embodying my invention, the end portions of the conveyor being broken away.

Referring to the drawing, a continuous weighing device comprises a belt conveyor 1 which is supported on runways 2 and 8 at opposite sides of a scale 4. The runways 2 and 8 arespaced far enough from the scale t so that a strip of fiexiblematerial 5, examples of which may be rubber tubing or rubber tread stock, spanning the distance between the runways and bearing on the scale 4; are substantially wholly supported by the latter. The conveyor 1 is by-passed around the scale by a plurality of rollers 6, 7, 8 and 9. The rollers Y 6 and 9 are mounted by bearings 10 on structural members 11 comprising a portion of the frame of the weighing device. The rollers 7 and 8 are similarly supported on structural members 12 disposed beneath the members 10. The frame members 11 and 12 are supported by posts 14. The conveyor 1 may be driven by any suitable form of mechanism, not shown. The scale a is supported by cross members 15 fastened between the frame members 12. A base 16 of the scale 4 is slidable on the cross pieces 15 and houses most of the scale operating mechanism. A post or weighing arm 17 extends upwardly from the base 16 and terminates in a frame 18. A. plurality of rollers 19 are mounted in the frame'lS with their axes at substantially right angles to the direction of movement of the strip 5 so that friction between the strip 5 and the scale 4 is reduced to a minimum. The presence of an appreciable amount of friction between the scale 4 and strip 5 would affect the reading of the former. The scale 4 is provided with a pointer co-operating with an index 21. The scale may also be provided with a pan 22 for supporting a counterweight24, if desired. 'It is' to be-understood that the details of the scale 4' may be varied as desired. If the directweight -of "thes't'rip .bearing on the scale is desired, the counterweight 24L is not needed. However, if it is desired to note the deviation in the weight of the strip" from astanda'r'd' or'predetermined value, the counterweight fi l may be used to maintain the"standard-"weight as indicated by the reading of the pointer 20 on the indexQl.

It is to be understood that the detail showg of the scale herein described is by way of exainple and not as a limitation of the type of, scalewvhich may be'us'ed'in the apparatus. V "roi-"s'up drang a'ietu'rn run 25' 'of'the conveyor, a plurality of rollers 26 are mounted on thep s ts 14: below th inembers 12.

Inthe operation ofthe apparatus, the strip materiel army be assumedns moving from the left to the'jright of the figure on'the'con- 3 As the conveyor passes around theroller 6 tl'ielstrip material is separated from it; The conveyor passes downwardly" around the "roller 7 across to'th'e roller 8, upwardly and p around the roller 9&0 rest on the runway the 'materialbearingon therollers l9nis'sub stantially wholly supported thereby. H Anyvariation in the weight of thestrip materialp'er unitof length is indicated by avariation in the reading'of the pointer 20 on I the"iiide11 21. An operator may then adjust calendar rollers or dies, or the li.l e,'not shown, which are forming the p the strip" back to the proper standard. Pref- "ei'a'bly "the rollers19 are raised s'li ghtlyabove the runways and 8 to insure that thematerial bearing on the-scale'is not being-supported Finfp'art'b'ythe tension in the strip Thesepa- 5; ration of t-he conveyor 'l -from the st-rip 5, as

56' the l'atter passesover the scale 4, eliminates all influence of the weight of the conveyoron V 'i vey'orwliich in turn is're'sting' on the runway t h and 19,;and 19'EL11Cl' 9." I Theses ,c'es are made suflior'ently long so that ighi'ng devic comprisin a" scale, io'rizontally aligned conveying-meansby' the strip material being transported by the conveyor-spans and bears .upon thescale. ell-weighing device comprising a frame, a conveyor for moving strlp matenal, a scale ni'ounted' oni the frame,': and-rollers mounted on the frame for by-passing the conveyor f around? the-'scale \Whereby the strip material ar'ound said scale between a inem'en strip in order to br'ing being ransported by. the conveyor spansand Y bears "ip'on the scale.

having separated 2 runways in "substantial alinemeiit, a conveyor traversing said runways, a scale disposed between said-runways," and means for day-passing 1 the "conveyor said runways 'wherebystrip material" carried by the conveyor spans-the spacehetween the runways and been on said scale.

SKA Weighing device comprising a frame having L para d runways in substantial conveyor traversing said runway "ale' disgziosed between. said runways, and 1 .y of rollerssupported on the 'ging and lay-pas V s ng the con- ,id'the scale where y strip mateb'etween the runways and beorslon sa'i d scale. 6. A weighing device comprisingv a scale, horizontally aligned supports for a conveyor at the oppositesi es of the scale, a material conveyor movable. on said supports, and

means for by-passing said-comeyor around...

said scale while material mored by said conveyor traverses and bears upon said scale;

Signed at.Indianapolis, county; of Marion,

State oflndiana; this Q ltlidayof Apri {1930.

JOHN E. CADY.

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